NC State’s Ky-lee Perry, Eric Knowles Named ACC Swimmers of the Week

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GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – NC State’s Ky-lee Perry has been selected as the ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week, and Louisville’s Molly Fears has been named Diver of the Week. On the men’s side, NC State’s Eric Knowles has been tabbed as the Men’s Swimmer of the Week, and Duke’s Evan Moretti has been named Diver of the Week.

It marks the third week in a row that the Pack has swept the weekly conference awards. Perry was honored as ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week for the first time in her career, while Knowles garnered ACC Men’s Swimmer of the Week honors for the second straight week.

Women’s Swimmer of the Week

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Ky-lee Perry; Photo Courtesy: Andy Ringgold / Aringo Photos

Ky-lee Perry continued to prove herself as one of the best female sprinters in the conference as she secured first-place finishes in a pair of individual events against No. 1 Texas and Arizona. She topped the podium in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.99 and also took first in the 100-yard freestyle in 48.24, both NCAA provisional marks.

Perry has displayed her dominance in those freestyle events throughout the entirety of the 2018-19 season. The Norwalk, Conn. native currently owns the ACC’s top time in the 50-yard freestyle, a 21.80 that she clocked at the Indiana Invitational, and ranks among the national top 10 in both events. Perry did not lose a 50-yard or 100-yard freestyle event in any of the Wolfpack’s dual meets or tri-meets this season.

  • Oct. 8 – Morgan Hill, Jr., Virginia
  • Oct. 15 – Mallory Comerford, Sr., Louisville
  • Oct. 22 – Ida Hulkko, Fr., Florida State
  • Oct. 29 – Sophie Lindner, Fr., North Carolina
  • Nov. 5 – Abbie Dolan, Jr., Notre Dame
  • Nov. 12 – Mallory Comerford, Sr., Louisville
  • Nov. 19 – Grace Oglesby, Jr., Louisville
  • Dec. 3 – Morgan Hill, Jr., Virginia
  • Jan. 7 – Rachel Brown, Sr., Pitt
  • Jan. 14 – Morgan Hill, Jr., Virginia
  • Jan. 21 – Kylee Alons, Fr., NC State
  • Jan. 28 – Kylee Alons, Fr., NC State

Women’s Diver of the Week

Molly Fears did well on the boards in a narrow loss on the road to No. 3 Indiana. The junior from Plainfield, Indiana, placed second in both the 1-meter (284.18) and 3-meter (325.50) competitions, finishing behind only Olympian and NCAA Champion Jessica Parratto.

  • Oct. 8 – Molly Carlson, Jr., Florida State
  • Oct. 15 – Sydney Dusel, Jr., Virginia
  • Oct. 22 – Molly Carlson, Jr., Florida State
  • Oct. 29 – Molly Fears, Jr., Louisville
  • Nov. 5 – Sydney Dusel, Jr., Virginia
  • Nov. 12 – Maddi Pullinger, Fr., Duke
  • Nov. 19 – Ashlynn Peters, Sr., Virginia Tech
  • Dec. 3 – Mackenzie Willborn, Sr., Duke
  • Jan. 7 – Madeline Kline, Jr., NC State
  • Jan. 14 – Sydney Dusel, Jr., Virginia
  • Jan. 21 – Madeline Kline, Jr. NC State
  • Jan. 28 – Sydney Dusel, Jr., Virginia

Men’s Swimmer of the Week

Eric Knowles, who is from Dayton, Ohio, won the 1000-yard freestyle race on the way to helping the Wolfpack men defeat No. 2 Texas and No. 15 Arizona. The Wolfpack sophomore touched the wall in 9:02.54 on the way to taking first place in the event for the second meet in a row. He also went on to place on the podium in the 400-yard individual medley, clocking in at 3:53.99 for second place.

  • Oct. 8 – Caio Pumputis, So., Georgia Tech
  • Oct. 15 – Andreas Vazaios, Sr., NC State
  • Oct. 22 – Zach Yeadon , So., Notre Dame
  • Oct. 29 – Ian Ho, Sr., Virginia Tech
  • Nov. 5 – Nicolas Albiero, So., Louisville
  • Nov. 12 – Andreas Vazaios, Sr., NC State
  • Nov. 19 – Caio Pumputis, So., Georgia Tech
  • Dec. 3 – Miles Williams, Jr., Duke
  • Jan. 7 – Blaise Vera, So., Pitt
  • Jan. 14 – Zach Fong, Sr., Virginia
  • Jan. 21 – Andreas Vazaios, Sr., NC State
  • Jan. 28 – Eric Knowles, So., NC State

Men’s Diver of the Week

Evan Moretti swept the men’s diving events in Saturday’s regular season dual meet finale at North Carolina, pairing with teammate Nathaniel Hernandez for a one-two finish in both competitions. After claiming the one-meter event with an award of 371.03 earlier in the meet, the Scarsdale, N.Y., native came through with a win on the three-meter board later in the afternoon. He topped the 400-point mark in that performance, picking up valuable points that helped push the Blue Devil men past the Tar Heels for a 155-145 victory.

  • Oct. 8 – Aidan Faminoff, Jr., Florida State
  • Oct. 15 – Ben Schiesl, Sr., Virginia Tech
  • Oct. 22 – Evan Moretti, Sr., Duke
  • Oct. 29 – Daniel Fecteau, Sr., Louisville
  • Nov. 5 – Noah Zawadzki, Fr., Virginia Tech
  • Nov. 12 – Evan Hernandez, Jr., Duke
  • Nov. 19 – Ben Shiesl, Sr., Virginia Tech
  • Dec. 3 – Nathaniel Hernandez, Jr., Duke
  • Jan. 7 – Holt Gray, So., NC State
  • Jan. 14 – Joshua Davidson, So., Florida State
  • Jan. 21 – Ben Schiesl, Sr., Virginia Tech
  • Jan. 28 – Holt Gray, So., NC State

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